PRIZE DRAWING: Because It’s About Time You Stepped Into a Kmart Again

Last month, I was a little mean to Kmart, suggesting Kmart stores dream about being Target stores. To be honest, I haven’t stepped into a Kmart in at least two years, so maybe they’ve improved and stores aren’t depressing anymore.

So to make it up to Kmart, The Impulsive Buy will be giving away a $25 Kmart gift card to one lucky reader, forcing him or her to go to Kmart. Although, I guess the winner could also sell the gift card on eBay or give it to a relative for Christmas.

To enter The Impulsive Buyâ€™s Kmart gift card drawing, leave a comment with THIS post. I donâ€™t care what you say in your comment, but it would be nice if you take a few moments to come up with something nice to say about Kmart, even if you don’t mean it. For example, shopping at Kmart brings a joy to my soul that I thought could only be achieved by riding a unicorn up a rainbow.

Please donâ€™t forget to fill out the email field because Iâ€™ll be emailing the winner for his or her mailing address. The Impulsive Buy will stop accepting entries on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. Only one comment allowed per person, and itâ€™s only open to U.S. residents who are at least 18 years old.

For those of you who have a Twitter account, you can get an additional entry by tweeting the following by Wednesday, November 30, 2011 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time:

@theimpulsivebuy Kmart is the greatest store ever and I’ll punch you in the face if you say otherwise. #kmartrules

So just copy, paste, and tweet. Only one tweet per Twitter account.

Good luck!

Fine Print: Kmart is not affiliated with this prize drawing. The Impulsive Buy promises your email address will not be used to send you emails about business opportunities in third world countries. The Impulsive Buy also promises your mailing address will not be used to send you Kmart circulars. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail, damaged mail, or you being seen stepping into Kmart.

Went to Kmart last month and saw one of those super sturdy, heavy duty umbrellas. It was twice as big as me, and so heavy. One of those where if I were in a crowd I’d clear a 10 feet radius around me. And it was rainbow colored. No wind would flip that umbrella out! But I couldn’t justify spending $20 on an umbrella, even if it was awesome. You can help make my dreams come true. Just sayin.

Me lovey me Kmart. I would USE this card, as I deplore Walmart and only go if I truly can’t get something elsewhere or have taken Xanax. Hey there is a reason there is NOT a PeopleofKmart website. I prefer Kmart but they could improve there selection a bit more.

yay! I actually do kinda like Kmart! theres no Target near my current living situation, so it’s the next best thing!
I love it because…they sell stuff WAY cheaper than other stores by me! ex) cereal at one store? 7 dollars. K mart? only 3-4! WOO

Love Kmart, where else can you get underwear, a convection oven, furniture and bacon all in one place and one low price? Well I guess Target and Walmart have that too, but Kmart is the OG of retail superstores!

I actually love Kmart because going there makes me feel less trashtastically mainstream than going to Walmart. Same prices, no website devoted to the weird people who shop there. Win. (Plus, really cute scarfs this year).

I worked in a K Cafe when they still had such things (at least in Michigan), in the early 90’s. The baked apples and cookies were good. I only burned myself on the waffle cone maker once. There were breakfast regulars (it was the only place to eat in the mall) who made my life a living K Hell (see also: December weekends).

Kmart is the only department store in the town where I live now, so I have no choice but to return often and have flashbacks every time I see the Icee machine at the front of the store.

About K’Mart.
You have a ton of commercials on TV. It is just too bad there isn’t a single store within 50 miles of me. Either you like to taunt with your commercials, or you need a better marketting team.

As a poor, recent college graduate, Kmart is starting to look a lot better than it used to…. ; ) But honestly, I have some vaguely fond memories of the place as one of only two major stores in the mountain-town where I used to go every summer.

Something nice? Okay. K-Mart ALWAYS has the item that they advertised in the newspaper for an awesome price in stock and ready for me to purchase when I decide to give K-Mart another chance. Okay, that’s really the opposite of the truth. Sometimes I think they’re just making up some of their sale items, because they never exist when I try to purchase them.

At least it’s nice of K-Mart to be located really close to the Target in my area, so when I don’t find what I need at K-Mart, I’m only a mile away from Target, making my life easier. Thanks K-Mart!

I can’t think of a single instance that I didn’t say, “UGH! I wish I was at Walmart!” while inside a Kmart, which is terribly sad. I mean, Target is the way to go. If you are wishing for Walmart, things are bad. If I had to say something nice about my local Kmart it is that they have a Dino (of Flintstones fame) ride out front. How’s that for retro?

My mom used to work for American Greetings and had to keep the cards at the locale K-Mart stocked and in order. She took me and my brother to work with her instead of paying for a babysitter. Instead of being boring this actually led to the tow of us pretty much having the run of the store! I have many fond memories of the two of us cutting up in the clothes department, playing hide and seek, spying on customers in the camera room and taking the stone garden animals from the outdoor sections and putting them in sexual positions in through out the store. It’s a wonder mom didn’t get fired!

Anyway, basically I am grateful to K-Mart for putting up with us hellions and keeping mom employed. We had a good time and they must have thought we were cute or something to let us get away our behavior.

I remember when Kmart wasn’t so bad…but that was way before Walmart came to town (we didn’t get a Target around these parts until the late 90’s and Walmart opened in the early 90’s), so e had to get our crap somewhere. I still go from time to time just to check it out.

I actually pass a K-Mart daily (not a fancy Super K-Mart, mind you, just the old-school “Big K”) and it’s definitely no Target, but less scummy than what I remember from my youth. Great deals on some hardware/household type stuff. My sister’s first job was at K-Mart and she loved it!